Adversity Quote by Chris Weidman

I was loving being the champion, and I wasn't listening to my body. I almost felt like I was untouchable in a way -…

— Nikki Bella

I hit adversity when I was at the top of the world. Most people hit adversity when they're just at the beginning, when they're…

— Chris Weidman

Now that I'm losing some, I can see how tough I was -- the killer instinct, the single-mindedness, playing like a machine. Boy, that's…

— Chris Evert

I feel blessed that I managed to fight 46 fights undefeated, that I was a world champion for 11 years, one of the longest…

— Joe Calzaghe

The fans treated me with a lot of respect, and I played as hard as possible every night. I wanted to win. I'm going…

— Rajon Rondo

I lost in the amateurs, losing a controversial fight that stopped me going to an Olympic Games - and it's not a nice feeling.

— Callum Smith

From a very young age people have been touting me as a world champion. So it can be tough, playing in the spotlight and…

— Judd Trump

I won four world titles, got beat twice - but avenged one of those losses - and the other loss was on points to…

— Carl Froch

I try as best as I can to not be so hard on myself, but it's something that I don't know, I guess I…

— Julianna Pena

I've experienced success, I've experienced failure, I've been a world champion, I've fought all over the world; I think I've experienced enough that I…

— Eddie Alvarez

Even the wins that I've experienced, I've spent a lot of time reflecting on everything that went into it: where I could've improved, where…

— Josh Barnett

I'm proud of my triumphs. I've dreamed of being world champion, I've had some difficult times and they've made me value the good times.

— Sete Gibernau